shape: význam a definície

The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour. See Synonyms at form.

Something distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.

The contour of a person's body; the figure.

A definite distinctive form: "The bomb gave the shape of life, outer and inner, an irreversible charge; a sense of fatefulness would now lie on all things” ( Alfred Kazin).

A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.

A form or condition in which something may exist or appear; embodiment: a god in the shape of a swan.

Assumed or false appearance; guise.

A ghostly form; a phantom.

Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.

The proper condition of something necessary for action, effectiveness, or use: an athlete in excellent shape.

To give a particular form to; create.

To cause to conform to a particular form or pattern; adapt to fit.

To plan to bring about the realization or accomplishment of; devise.

To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk legend into a full-scale opera.

To adapt to a particular use or purpose; adjust.

To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it” ( Robert J. Samuelson).

To come to pass; happen.

To take on a definite shape or form. Often used with up or into.

shape up Informal To turn out; develop.

shape up To improve so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.